Moon Phases in Soest
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1987
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-05
- Moonrise
- 00:39
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.8 days
- Moonset
- 07:14
- Illumination
- 90%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-05
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Day Length
- 15h 9m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 07:10 | 00:16 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 371360 km |
| May 2 Sat | 07:53 | 01:21 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 377432 km |
| May 3 Sun | 08:49 | 02:13 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 383772 km |
| May 4 Mon | 09:55 | 02:52 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 389883 km |
| May 5 Tue | 11:07 | 03:20 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 395328 km |
| May 6 Wed | 12:21 | 03:40 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 399771 km |
| May 7 Thu | 13:36 | 03:55 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 403006 km |
| May 8 Fri | 14:51 | 04:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 404972 km |
| May 9 Sat | 16:06 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 405696 km |
| May 10 Sun | 17:25 | 04:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.8 days | 405432 km |
| May 11 Mon | 18:47 | 04:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 404282 km |
| May 12 Tue | 20:14 | 04:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 402483 km |
| May 13 Wed | 21:46 | 05:10 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 400203 km |
| May 14 Thu | 23:17 | 05:35 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 397555 km |
| May 15 Fri | - | 06:11 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 394594 km |
| May 16 Sat | 00:37 | 07:06 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 391337 km |
| May 17 Sun | 01:38 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.8 days | 387791 km |
| May 18 Mon | 02:19 | 09:49 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 383981 km |
| May 19 Tue | 02:46 | 11:20 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 379985 km |
| May 20 Wed | 03:05 | 12:48 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.8 days | 375946 km |
| May 21 Thu | 03:19 | 14:11 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 372070 km |
| May 22 Fri | 03:31 | 15:32 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.8 days | 368617 km |
| May 23 Sat | 03:42 | 16:50 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 365869 km |
| May 24 Sun | 03:53 | 18:08 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 364098 km |
| May 25 Mon | 04:06 | 19:27 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 363527 km |
| May 26 Tue | 04:21 | 20:45 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 364299 km |
| May 27 Wed | 04:42 | 22:01 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 366451 km |
| May 28 Thu | 05:10 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 369896 km |
| May 29 Fri | 05:48 | - | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 374426 km |
| May 30 Sat | 06:39 | 00:06 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 379723 km |
| May 31 Sun | 07:43 | 00:50 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 385389 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.